Mitral Regurgitation « Kardium

Mitral Regurgitation « Kardium

A landmark study was recently conducted by the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Researchers found that people with severe mitral valve regurgitation are five times more likely to die prematurely than people with mild or no regurgitation. The group also has a six-fold risk of congestive heart failure, heart attack and other cardiac problems.

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However this procedure requires open heart surgery and is not performed on many patients suffering from atrial fibrillation unless they require open heart surgery for another reason due to the risk factors associated with it.
If a piece of a blood clot in the atria leaves the heart and becomes lodged in an artery in the brain, a stroke results.

The TORQ device standardizes the procedure for tensioning and twisting the wire, ensuring a secure closure, every time.
The TORQ device tightly tensions and twists the wire, resulting in a well approximated and stable sternum.
The TORQ device lets you tension and twist the sternal wires without worrying about wire breakages.
The TORQ™ sternal closure device improves sternal closure when using standard steel wires.